Of the 50+ one anothers in the New Testament, I am not aware of any that exhort us to listen to one another's stories. Yet, I know of no better way to begin fulfilling the one another passag… Read More

In our April/May PrayerNewsletter Update we shared of our return to the U.S.A. in June. For the past 35 years, we have lived and served God as missionaries in Ecuador. We feel the time… Read More

Saludos de Guido y Linda Muse en El Matal, Cantón Jama, Provincia de Manabí. Después de 35 años de servicio misionero en el Ecuador, mi esposa Linda y yo estamos… Read More

An excerpt from a C. H. Spurgeon message entitled, "Building the Church: Additions to the Church" April 5, 1874.  I want you to notice this, that they were breaking bread from hous… Read More

Bendeciré a Jehová que me aconseja;Aún en las noches me enseña mi conciencia. Salmo 16:7Amados hermanos en Cristo, escribo de El Matal esta carta de noticia para… Read More

Sunday night we meet at Angel and Katty’s house for church. This particular gathering turned out to be quite a memorable evening. Maritza, our fellow Ecuadorian missionary partner, pre… Read More

Para mí en lo personal, el problema no es tanto si un seguidor de Cristo debería diezmar, sino a dónde llevar los diezmos y ofrendas del Señor. En Malaqu&iac&hell…Read More

1. What author do you own the most books by? Fiction: Jeffrey Archer. Non-Fiction: Elisabeth Elliot. I was surprised to find I owned so many titles by Watchman Nee and Amy Carmicha… Read More

La tierra está llena del cielo Y cada arbusto común en llamas con Dios: Sin embargo, sólo él que ve, quita los zapatos, El resto se sientan alreded… Read More

De los 299 misioneros de la FMB/IMB que han servido en el Ecuador, pocos han logrado un mayor y duradero impacto como lo hizo BARBARA LYNN RIVERS (9 abril 1954 – 5 de febrero 2017).Bar… Read More

Of the 299 FMB/IMB missionaries who have served in Ecuador, few have made a greater and more lasting impact than BARBARA LYNN RIVERS (April 9, 1954 – February 5, 2017).Barbara arrived… Read More

Earth's crammed with heavenAnd every common bush afire with God:But only he who sees, takes off his shoes,The rest sit round it, and pluck blackberries.Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "Aurora Le… Read More

A true story heard from a fellow Ecuadorian church planter working in a neighboring region of our province.Luisa was eager to start with her new church plant. She had no where to go, and did… Read More

Be faithful in the little things. God will accomplish much through my small acts of obedience.Thoughts are sub-conscience prayers. Be aware of what I am praying.What is not given is lost. Wh… Read More

I am convinced one of Satan's major schemes is to distract us from the few things that are truly important.As Jesus says in Luke 10, Martha, Martha...you are worried and upset about many thi… Read More

Felicity Dale comparte 15 reasons why we don't see harvest. He modificado su lista original en inglés para incluir algunas de las razones que creo están frenando el a… Read More

Felicity Dale comparte 15 reasons why we don't see harvest. He modificado su lista original en inglés para incluir algunas de las razones que creo están frenando el a… Read More

A few years back Ernest Goodman wrote a post entitled If you thought like a missionary... which contains some good thoughts for all of us.The word “church” would conjur… Read More

La iglesia simple es conocido por algunos nombres diferentes:-la iglesia en casa-casas de oración-iglesia orgánica-casas culto-la iglesia hogareñaA menudo se p… Read More

The longer we are engaged in missional church planting, the more I find myself going back to Reggie McNeal's, The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church. This courageous boo… Read More

One of Jesus' most ignored commands is "...pray to the Lord of the harvest, that He send out workers into His harvest." Luke 10:2b (ten2b praying).This is one prayer the Lord wants… Read More

David Sills is the A.P. and Faye Stone Professor of Christian Missions and Cultural Anthropology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, and Director of the Doctor of Missi… Read More

Dale Losch at crossworld.org asks, Is there a better way to impact the world for Jesus? And then goes on to share the following thoughts about discipleship making..."I Have A Dream… Read More

Hanging in front of my desk and covering most of our office wall is the above map entitled in Spanish "MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE."Covered in tiny colored dots one is able to see at a glance wh… Read More

We have been Stateside since May of this year. One of the things I have come to realize during our days in the USA is the cost--the sacrifice--involved in our calling as missionaries. For mo… Read More

While the amount varies from year to year, in 2013 the annual per capita giving of S. Baptists to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for global missions was $9.78.In other words, if you… Read More

Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity is 24 contributors (including yours truly) writing from differing perspectives what simple church proponents believe and stand for. Originally the title… Read More

Felicity Dale recently shared a post entitled What in the world is God up to? on her blog Simply Church. With the media political viewpoint on events in today's world we often do n… Read More

I ended up highlighting 138 separate passages in this book. What a gold mine of insight about the Eph. 4 APEST team and how they function! So much of what is written in these pages expresses… Read More

I ended up highlighting 138 separate passages in this book. What a gold mine of insight about the Eph. 4 APEST team and how they function! So much of what is written in these pages expresses… Read More

House churches are not permanent structures. They were never intended to be ongoing "home versions" of church. The idea that "church" is something solid, permanent, or institutional, is more… Read More

Once upon a time, Jesus commanded his disciples to make disciples of the nations, baptize, and teach them to obey what He had commanded. Jesus instilled within each the full DNA to accomplis… Read More

One of the most common questions I am asked in church planting training is: at what point do we start taking the new believers to church? This question always frustrates me, but I understand… Read More

193 years ago Guayaquil gained her independence from Spain. October 9 is Guayaquil Day. View some historical and current photos of the city where my wife and I have lived and served for 27 y… Read More

1. Guarda celosamente su tiempo diario a solas con el Señor. No deje que otros asuntos tengan prioridad sobre su relación personal con Cristo.2. No empequeñezcas a otra… Read More

Teleamigo is an evangelistic counseling and prayer ministry which we helped begin back in August 1993. Last night Teleamigo celebrated her 20th anniversary. Literally thousands upon thousand… Read More

In Ecuador, what is it that makes a Baptist a Baptist? Is it our traditions and practices brought to us by the first Baptist missionaries who arrived in 1950? Our programs and literature? &n&hell…Read More

Curtis Sergeant was the first to introduce me to the concept of IYKDWYBDYKGWYBG: If You Keep Doing What You’ve Been Doing, You’ll Keep Getting What You’ve Been Getting.One… Read More

from Guy Muse on Vimeo.Highlights from our June 21-28, 2013 medical missions trip to Pindal, Ecuador in the southern province of Loja Read More

The past few weeks have been frustrating. For every item I am able to cross off on my "To Do" list, 2-3 more are added. Calls needing to be made, reports overdue, projects awaiting attention… Read More

The past few weeks have been frustrating. For every item I am able to cross off on my "To Do" list, 2-3 more are added. Calls needing to be made, reports overdue, projects awaiting attention… Read More

One of Jesus' most ignored commands is "...pray to the Lord of the harvest, that He send out workers into His harvest." Luke 10:2b (ten2b praying).This is one prayer the Lord wants to answ… Read More

If making disciples is the what we are to be about, how do we know if we are accomplishing this effectively? The difference between converts and disciples is that disciples obey what Christ… Read More

In Matthew 13:23 Jesus shares Divine insight, "And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings fo… Read More

Is there a connection between Acts 1:8 and Acts 8:1?Jesus last words to his disciples before ascending to Heaven were, "but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and… Read More

*********El primero fue Jesús (Mateo 14:25).*********El segundo era Simón Pedro, discípulo de Jesús (Mateo 14:29).*********y el tercero...Jorge! Read More